Aerated degasser
US7753990B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 22, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jul 13, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 2028 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB01D19/0005
- WIPO fieldChemical engineering
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present invention provides a system for reducing entrained and dissolved gasses from a well fluid. The system includes a well fluid, at least one process tank into which the well fluid flows, wherein a first process tank comprises a weir arrangement over which the well fluid spills, a mechanical degasser coupled to the at least one process tank and configured to receive the well fluid, and an aeration device disposed in the at least one process tank that generates bubbles in the well fluid. The present invention also provides a method of reducing entrained and dissolved gases from a well fluid that includes flowing a well fluid into a process tank, exerting a centrifugal force on the well fluid, and generating bubbles in the well fluid in the process tank.
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